While head coach Nick Saban wasn't happy with everything he saw at last Saturday's scrimmage in Bryant-Denny Stadium, the notoriously tough coach couldn't hide his excitement about the playmaking abilities of his offense.

"We made some explosive plays today by numerous players on offense, which is good. Big plays and turnovers are as critical factors in winning football games as anything," Saban said after the scrimmage Saturday.

The Tide players that make up that offense were equally as encouraged by their performance in the first scrimmage of fall camp and their excitement carried over into practice on Monday.